RATIONALE: Lamotrigine may be effective in reducing pain, numbness, tingling, and other symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. It is not yet known whether lamotrigine is effective in treating peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well lamotrigine works in reducing pain, numbness, tingling, and other symptoms of peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy in patients with cancer.

Topical analgesics (e.g., lidocaine gel or patch) to the affected area

Amifostine

More than 30 days since prior investigational agents for pain control

No other concurrent investigational agents for pain control

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00068445